Cobb school board approves $1.4 billion budget with employee raises
ajc.com > education...The Cobb County Board of Education approved a $1.4 billion budget for 2022-2023. It includes raises for all permanent employees, ranging from 8.5% to 13.1%. The budget also adds dozens of new positions, including roughly 40 teachers and 10 school psychologists.... ...Last year, the district had roughly $52 million in its reserves, but Chief Financial Officer Bradley Johnson said he wouldn't know how much the district will have this year until the end of June. "It remains to be seen until we close the books," he said....
FDA, CDC investigate salmonella outbreak linked to Jif peanut butter
ajc.com > pulse...There were also two cases in Texas, and one case each in Arkansas, Illinois, Massachusetts, Missouri, Ohio, North Carolina, New York, South Carolina, Virginia, and Washington.... ...In 2007, more than 600 people in 47 states got sick from Peter Pan peanut butter shipped from Georgia. As a result, parent company ConAgra had to pay more than $11 million to settle a federal charge of shipping adulterated food....
Why is floodwater so dangerous?
ajc.com > weather...In fact, more people are killed in the U.S. by flooding each year than are killed by tornadoes, hurricanes or lightning, according to The National Severe Storms Laboratory. Flooding causes more weather-related deaths each year in the U.S. than anything except heat.... ...When your vehicle is in floodwater, you may think that it's too heavy to float, but that's not the case. The force of the moving water can cause your vehicle to be pushed sideways in a flooded road, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)....
MONDAY'S WEATHER: Heavy rain this morning is just the start of a soggy week
ajc.com...MONDAY"S WEATHER: Heavy rain this morning is just the start of a soggy week The Atlanta Journal Constitution... ...and Exposed Magazine, Darragh started his career writing about the tech industry at Time Out Dubai and ShortList Dubai, covering everything from the latest iPhone models and Huawei laptops to massive Esports events in the Middle East....
Gwinnett driver whose school bus was shot at honored for heroism - The Atlanta Journal Constitution
ajc.com > education...Patricia Rodriguez had picked up four Riverside Elementary School students on her bus route the morning of May 9 when the front window of her bus was shot a dozen times. "She took immediate action and got her students to safety within seconds," said Ben Pope, principal of Riverside.... ...Rodriguez had minor injuries to her finger from shattered glass, according to police. Celeste Michele Saunders, who lives in Bridgegate, is facing four counts of first-degree cruelty to children and five counts of aggravated assault, along with weapons charges, related to the shooting....
Dear Class of 2022: Here's some good advice to follow. Or not. - The Atlanta Journal Constitution
ajc.com > education...For every piece of advice, I could easily go in the opposite direction. Part of me would urge students to follow their hearts and backpack the Pacific Crest Trail or traipse through Europe before or after college.... ...On its social media page, the state Department of Education also solicited advice for Georgia high school grads. Here is a sampling of all the advice offered:. - In college, sit at the front of the class....
Trump endorses trio of safe Georgia Republicans ahead of primary - The Atlanta Journal Constitution
ajc.com > politics...Barry Loudermilk, Buddy Carter and Rick Allen gives the former president virtually guaranteed successes to hang his hat on if other hand-picked candidates don't notch victories. Polling shows that Gov. Brian Kemp is far ahead of former U.S. David Perdue, who's backed by Trump.... ...Trump has already endorsed the other incumbents who also attempted to help him overturn the 2020 election result: Marjorie Taylor Greene, Andrew Clyde and Hice....
Morehouse medical school names $45 million building after Calvin Smyre
ajc.com > education...Morehouse School of Medicine leaders recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for a $45 million academic facility that included a surprise for one guest. The building will be named after longtime board member and state lawmaker Calvin Smyre....
How the new Hyundai Motor factory stacks up to other big Georgia deals - The Atlanta Journal Constitution
ajc.com > news...In 2018, the state landed a battery plant from South Korean conglomerate SK Innovation.... ...Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia builds its popular Sorrento and Telluride SUVs and the new K5 sedan in West Point. Those models are sold in the U.S. and shipped to other countries....
After long Georgia history, Hyundai's EV plant deal clinched quickly
ajc.com > politics...They had arrived a night early to show Hyundai Motor Chairman Euisun Chung a tract of state-owned land on Interstate 16. The roughly 3,000-acre property represented the largest undeveloped site in Georgia with direct access to highways, rail lines and just 30 minutes from the port.... ...Georgia had deep ties to Hyundai long before Chung arrived in Savannah in February in a sleek charter jet. Kia Motors, a huge subsidiary of Hyundai, announced its plant in West Point in 2006. Kemp, too, had a long-running relationship with Chung....